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Chief Superintendent John O'Hare said: "Over the past five days Manchester City Centre has played host to the Conservative Party Conference which saw more than 12,000 delegates visit our city.
"This is a complex and challenging security and public order operation which requires a high degree of partnership activity and the highest levels of professionalism throughout.
"As is the norm, there have been elements of protest throughout the conference period - 30,000 people marched through the city on Sunday alone.
"The vast majority of people attending protests did so in the spirit of their causes, worked with us to make sure they could voice their opinions in a safe manner and with minimal disruption to others.
"On the occasions where individuals crossed the line we have taken positive action and 11 people have been arrested as a result of unacceptable behaviour over the past few days.
"Throughout this operation officers have worked tirelessly to protect delegates, facilitate the protests, and keep our city safe.
"I am proud of all our officers and staff. They have all performed their duties to the highest of standards and acted in a professional and fair manner throughout.
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TRACKER : Builds tempo & control to train a repeatable takeaway, impact and stroke release action for every length of putt.
The Routine: Place a ball in the aperture and one in front of the face. With the back stroke, eject the ball rearward along the target line, then, with a smooth forward accelerating stroke, release the club through impact to finish up along the same target line.
How Zen Tracker works. This "metronome style" routine subconsciously fuses the benefits of Zen Release & Impact into one simple yet powerful action. Repeat the exercise; letting the balls acts as markers on the ground to confirm consistency and alignment in your swing path and swing pace.
The Results. Zen Tracker unlocks your subconscious putting potential by allowing you to learn and rehearse perfect mechanics in live action. This drill helps to "program" accurate distance control and enables you develop the correct technique required to eradicate the "3 putt" syndrome.


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I'm Bianca, a 26 year old Gen Y – a generation of "I want it and I want it now". Well at least that is how I used to be!
I would fall under the category of a 'Binge Budgeter'. I saved $15,000 for a trip to Europe and $30,000 for our wedding. I can do it but the times in between, I rarely have anything to show. I was never given the education about money and finance until it was too late. We began our married life $102,788.21 in personal debt, made up of 2 car loans totalling $80,000, 4 credits cards that were all maxed out totalling $19,000 and money owed to my Mum $5,400.
It hit us when we had got our payslips one month, looked at the YTD column and said "Where has that money gone? We have nothing to show for it." We compared our credit card statements from the same time last year and we'd made no progress at all in paying them off. This is when we started to hate our debt, and hate it with a passion. Ideally, we want our personal debt paid off before we start to think about having a family and time is running out. I sat down with my husband and said, "We've put ourselves in this situation, we've got to pull ourselves out."I started following a few finance/frugal pages on social media and thought to myself, I could do this – I already had all the knowledge I needed from reading Sarah Riegelhuth's book "Get Rich Slow". Perhaps this was a way to keep myself accountable and stay motivated to living more frugally and start to tackle our debt with a vengeance.
I started an Instagram page and got a very warm welcome. It's given us the support and motivation that we were lacking previously. You can login and talk about your financial situation as if you are sitting around with your closest girlfriends – something I am now starting to do with my close friends in person… (Baby steps!).
Here are some tricks and tips I have picked up along our journey:
BUDGET. Have a budget and know where your money is going – you work darn hard for it after all. List all your expenses for the year (including gifts, holidays, takeaway, medical, etc). Work out how much you need to put away for each category each pay cycle. Have a sinking fund for all your expenses. Work out an average of your utilities and budget for that. No bill or occasion should come as a surprise for you!
EMERGENCY FUND. Start with a small emergency fund of $1000. When you're dealing with cold hard cash, you can distinguish between what you think is an emergency and an actual emergency. Once your debt is paid off, work towards a bigger emergency fund of 3, 6 or 12 months of living expenses.
BUY SWAP OR SELL. You probably have a wardrobe full of beautiful dresses that have only been worn once (and be honest, will never wear again)! Why do we hold on to these? Go through your wardrobe and sell anything you haven't worn in the past 12 months! Use this extra cash to jump start your emergency fund!
GO WITHOUT. Once you go over your current budget have a look at what you could possibly go without. Cable was a big one for us – cancelling our subscription saved us $1320 a year! Also cutting down on eating out is another huge saving for us!
MEAL PLAN. Meal plan and cook at home. Grocery shopping is easier when you know exactly what you need to buy – this also saves money at the register.
REDUCED, REDUCED, REDUCED. Look for those stickers! A lot of the time, meat goes straight in the freezer at home anyway. Most of the time the meat is still good for a few days after the best before date.
SHOP AROUND FOR INSURANCE. A great tip from Sarah's book. Shop around every 6 months just to make sure you're getting the best deal, which is easily done online these days. We've already saved ourselves $360 on car insurance this year by shopping around!
DEBT CONSOLIDATION. One of our credit cards had an interest rate of 25.9%! We got a personal loan at an interest rate of 12.9% which we used to consolidate the debt. We paid out the card and closed it immediately – saving us money on interest. The key is ensuring you close the credit card or you have the temptation of starting the debt cycle again!
SNOWBALL. List all your debt, with amounts owing and your interest rate. Decide whether you wish to pay your smallest debt to largest or highest interest rate to lowest. Starting with the lowest amount first allows you to have a few quick wins and sets the momentum to tackle the higher amounts.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. We have separate accounts for everyday, expenses and savings – our savings being at a different bank. Reason being, if we did want to get our savings out – we need to physically go to the branch and withdraw the money as we do not have a card for the account – and ain't nobody got time for that!
FIND MOTIVATION. Find a way that will work for you to keep you motivated and accountable. Whether it be start up an anonymous Instagram account, confide in a close friend or colour charts.
SAY NO. If you can't pay cash for it, you can't afford it. Say 'NO' to keeping up with the Joneses, say no to brand names and say no to those mid year sales in the malls – you probably don't NEED it! It only has to be temporary and soon you will have the financial freedom to say YES, YES, YES!
So far we have paid off about $30,000 of our personal debt and we are slowly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I look back and wonder if we hadn't taken out the car loans, if we had never got any credit cards –how different/easier our life would be. I am slowly learning the difference between "I want" and "I need", and also learning the frugal phrase "Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do or Do Without". Life is all about learning from your mistakes and I hope our story gives some sort of inspiration to make a change in your life. Feel free to follow us on our debt free journey on Instagram @FrugalLivingAmateurs


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I was too lazy to take photographs. Sometimes it's nice not to have to carry a heavy camera and lenses across from North London to South London, you know? So I drew a picture instead.
This was my second time catching Tom Brosseau. I've had Cavalier for ages, and this year he released a new record, Posthumous Success. I listened to it alot while I was doing some work for FatCat/One Little Indian earlier this year.
Tom is quite tall, he looks a bit like a cowboy, which make his modern day pop culture references all the more amusing. He's very charming. He had drank a little too much this particular night and apologetically kept reaching for his water. He played songs from the newest record such as Favourite Colour Blue (which drew laughs from the audience for the line about dreaming about Dave Grohl) and You Don't Know My Friends.
An extra treat was instore. Tom invited his friend, Portland singer Shelley Short, to sing with him. The harmonies in Boothill were absolutely gorgeous, and as the song trailed into Been True it got even more wonderful. Been True is one of my favourite songs of the year and the fuller sound brought by Shelley's sweet voice, which worked perfectly with Tom's, was delightful.
They played a couple more on the stage, including the lovely New Heights, before departing to the middle of the audience. "I just like playing acoustic" Tom explains. I LIKE YOU PLAYING ACOUSTIC TOO, TOM! It was brilliant. First he and Shelley covered Tom Waits' Innocent When You Dream. Tom's soft, charming voice couldn't have been much further from Mr Waits'. I loved the cover. They ended with Kiss My Lips from Cavalier. Shelley and Tom had great chemistry performing together and their voices mingled well. He did an encore alone, in the audience again, employing use of the harmonica.
Wonderful show. Listen to Tom Brosseau and investigate Shelley Short.
Oh, oops. I forgot to mention that the support act, Lay Low, was absolutely brilliant. She's from Iceland and played with a slide guitar/banjo/second guitar player and it was lovely. Her songs are very sweet and she has a great voice. Listen to her too.


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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jul 29, 2014) - The Museum of Modern Art hosted its PS1 Annual Fundraiser Gala last month to support the museum's Annual Exhibition Fund, which helps realize the extensive program of modern and breathtaking events and exhibitions that are put together for art aficionados every year. PS1 director and Chief Curator at Large at The Museum of Modern Art, Klaus Biesenbach invited guests to join him and Agnes Gund, MoMA President Emerita, on June 25th for a glamorous night in the Modern Museum of Art. After dinner, guests were treated to a performance by Patti Smith accompanied by her daughter followed by a surprise marching band show by Hungry March Band, and followed by yet another inspiring performance by Yasmine Dubois of Lafawndah. A number of renowned artists attended the event, amongst them Kara Walker, Cindy Sherman, Alexandra Chemla, Richard Phillips and Marc Dennis.
This year's gala marked the third anniversary of the event and was used as an opportunity to honor artists Janet Cardiff, Adrian Villar Rojas, and Patti Smith. Janet Cardiff is an artist from Canada who is known for her sound installations, in particular her "audio walks", for which she often cooperates with her husband and partner, George Bures Miller. Adrián Villar Rojas is a young sculpturist from Rosario, Argentina, who uses predominantly clay and concrete to create works that remind of classical forms inspired by future archaeology. Patti Smith, the "godmother of punk," is widely known for her musical influence on the punk rock movement. Now the MoMA draws more attention to her visual art and photography talent.
The gala gave guests not only a chance to support MoMA PS1, but also to mix and mingle with each other. Marc Dennis was particularly happy to catch up with Amy Cappellazzo, who resigned from her post as Christie's chairman of postwar and contemporary art last February, and has now teamed up with art adviser Allan Schwartzman to form Art Agency Partners. Dennis also shared a table with Sara Friedlander, Vice President at Christie's Auction House and Stephanie Roach, Director of the Flag Art Foundation. Dennis and Roach recently worked together on a Group Exhibition that was hosted by the Manhattan-based Flag Art Foundation in celebration of its 5th Anniversary. Dennis' "The Mythology of the Readymade," was part of the anniversary exhibition, which also included works by Cecily Brown, Ellen Gallagher, Jane Hammond, Nir Hod, Jim Hodges, Wayne Lawrence, Josephine Meckseper, Julie Mehretu, Chris Ofili, Ged Quinn, Charles Ray, Gerhard Richter, Jeff Sonhouse and Mathew Weir.
Marc Dennis' 58 x 72 inches oil on linen painting, which he created in 2013 stood out thanks to its lifelike appearance as though it were an actual sculptural wall relief, which he painted a bouquet in yellow, orange and pink pastels, juxtaposed next to a museum guard dressed in suit and tie. The piece is an excellent example of Dennis' famous hyperrealistic technique, giving his work a three dimensionality that one would see with an actual sculptural motif. Dennis was born in Danvers, Massachusetts, graduated with a B.F.A. from Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia and received an M.F.A. in 1993 from The University of Texas at Austin. Today, he lives and works in Brooklyn, New York and is represented with Hasted Kraeutler Gallery in Manhattan. Many of his paintings can be found in private and public collections throughout the world.
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Sapphira, whose name means "beautiful" or "sapphire," was the first woman singled out for prominence in Acts. But Sapphira failed God. Throughout the ages, her name has been linked, not with "beauty," but with deliberate deceit.
Ananias and Sapphira will pay a terrible price for their deception, but if God struck down all of those who pretended to be totally committed to the Kingdom, we would see many empty pews in our churches.
People can be easily fooled, but God is never fooled.
Now let's look at the discovery of the deception.
Verses 3 and 4 say, But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."
Peter was prompted by the Holy Spirit to make an examination of the gift. The Holy Spirit most likely gave him a special discernment into the circumstances. When Ananias brought the money, he expected to be commended as others were, but Peter took him to task about it.
There were no witnesses to the crime; however, the Spirit of God in Peter discovered the facts. Probably, no one in the world knew what they had done except the man and his wife; but God knew. If the sin had been caused by some great temptation, Peter would have taken him aside, and told him to go home and get the rest of the money, and repent of his foolishness; but he knew that he had his heart set to do this evil thing, so Peter did not give him the opportunity to repent.
Note that he showed Ananias the origin of his sin when he said Satan filled his heart. Satan had suggested it and even assisted him. The sin itself was that he had lied to the Holy Spirit. The lie was not so much to the apostles, but to the Holy Spirit in them.
There are similar stories in the Old Testament. Allow me to recount just two.
The first is the story of Achan; recorded in Joshua, chapter 7. It begins with the announcement, But the Israelites did not obey the Lord.
There was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He kept some of the things that were to be given to the Lord; therefore the Lord became very angry at the Israelites. When the Israelites attacked Ai, they were defeated, because the Lord did not help them. When Joshua complained to the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua, "The Israelites have sinned; they have broken the agreement I commanded them to obey. They took some of the things I commanded them to destroy. They have stolen and lied and have taken those things for themselves. That is why the Israelites cannot face their enemies. You will never defeat your enemies until you throw away those things."
The Lord told Joshua to have the tribes present themselves, and He would choose the one who had sinned; the one who had lied and tried to deceive God. That person would be destroyed by fire, and everything he owned will be destroyed with him. Early the next morning, Joshua, had all of Israel present themselves in their tribes, and the Lord chose the tribe of Judah. So the family groups of Judah presented themselves, and the Lord then chose the family group of Zerah. When all the families of Zerah presented themselves, the family of Zabdi was chosen. And Joshua told all the men in that family to present themselves. Then, The Lord chose Achan.
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything from me."
Achan answered, "It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did: Among the things I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia and about five pounds of silver and more than one and one-fourth pounds of gold. I wanted these things very much for myself, so I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent, with the silver underneath."
So Joshua sent men who ran to the tent and found the things hidden there, with the silver. The men brought them out of the tent, took them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out on the ground before the Lord. Then Joshua and all the people took Achan to the Valley of Trouble. They also took the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan's sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, tent, and everything he owned. Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they died. Then the people burned them.
After this, the Lord was no longer angry.
The second story is a familiar one; the story of David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11)
Bathsheba was the beautiful wife of Uriah the Hittite, who was a trusted and loyal commander in the king's army. Once when Uriah was away on duty in the army, David saw Bathsheba taking a bath, and wanted her. He took her by force and was intimate with her. When Bathsheba knew she was pregnant by the adulterous encounter with King David, she sent word to him.
David brought her husband home from battle, hoping Uriah would enjoy intimacy with Bathsheba and thereby consider himself as the father of her unborn child. When this plan went awry, David arranged for Uriah's death on the battlefield, then sent his messengers and brought Bathsheba to his palace. David's deceit was not a secret for long because God revealed it to the prophet Nathan. He confronted David with his sin and David repented and sought God's forgiveness. But the damage was done, and even though God forgave him, David paid dearly for his sin. The child by Bathsheba died despite David's fasting and pleading before God. Eventually, they had another son; Solomon would be the next king after David.
The lesson from the stories of Achan, David and Bathsheba and Ananias and Sapphira is crystal clear-God knows everything that is going on in our lives.
Galatians 6:7 says, Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Ecclesiastics 12:14 declares, For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
And in Matthew 12:14-16 we read, Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there.
Then in Romans 2:16 Paul wrote, in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
We do not deceive God. We can only deceive ourselves.
Finally, let's see that the price of deception is high.
Look at what happened to Ananias.
Verse 5 says, Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.
He died on the spot. It doesn't say whether Peter expected that he would be struck dead or not; however, after he died, he probably did expect that the same thing would happen to Sapphira. This punishment of Ananias may seem severe, but we can be sure that it was just and that it was necessary to uphold the honor of the Holy Spirit. It was a great disrespect that Ananias had shown for the Holy Spirit and it could have invalidated the apostle's testimony; for if they could not discover this fraud, by the power of the Spirit, how could they discover the deep things of God which they were to teach to the people? Also, his death was an example to the people of how dangerous it was to resist the Holy Spirit; and this experience brought great fear to the other church members.
Now, look at what happened to Sapphira.
Verse 10 says, Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.
In this verse, we are told that several hours later, Sapphira came to Peter. She, too, was questioned about the price of the land. She was unaware of her husband's death, so Sapphira repeated his deceit. Therefore, Peter also charged her with the crime against the Spirit of God. He told her of Ananias' death and then predicted her own impending death. Immediately, she fell down and died and was buried next to her husband.
The deaths of Sapphira and Ananias stunned and frightened the small congregation. God showed Sapphira and Ananias, as well as the Jerusalem church, that He allows no dishonesty in His relationship with His disciples. Through the tragic story of Sapphira, the "beautiful," God continues to show women that one's relationship with the Lord must be based on more than outward beauty and empty promises—that is, upon the integrity of a heart commitment.
Through the story of Ananias and Sapphira, the Bible gives the clear picture that we cannot deceive God.
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Today's one of those 'special' days we were talking about, where you'll get two countdown posts instead of one. You will remember that these are the happiest days of your otherwise mundane life. I joke, I joke... ... ... ... or not. Moving right along, this is our last stop before THE top 100 songs of the 2000s, the best of the best. But there's still these ten songs to go, so let's meet the tracks that just missed out.
#110 - That's Not My Name (2008)
by The Ting Tings
They call me hell, they call me Stacey,
They call me her, they call me Jane...
This is how you make your debut... with a runaway pop smash hit that gets everyone singing along. It's even better if you're around a girl named Stacey or Jane. Or Her, if you happen to be in Germany or something.
#109 - Somebody Told Me (2004)
by The Killers
Somebody told me, you had a boyfriend,
Who looked like a girlfriend, that I had in February of last year...
This would also go into the 'how you make a debut' category.
#108 - Lisztomania (2009)
by Phoenix
So sentimental, not sentimental, no!
Oh, good. Not another debut song. They're good and all, but I didn't want to have to make every line about 'this is how you make a debut.' That would have gotten old. In fact, It got old during 'Somebody Told Me.'
#107 - Frontier Psychiatrist (2000)
by The Avalanches
What does that mean? That boy needs therapy.
This kind of counts as a debut song, doesn't it? Ergh. This is how you make a debut!!
#106 - Since U Been Gone (2005)
by Kelly Clarkson
Thanks to you, now I get,
What I want, Since you been gone...
Proof that a reality show contest winner could contribute something worthwhile to popular culture. Thanks Kelly.
#105 - The Scientist (2002)
by Coldplay
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry,
You don't know how lovely you are...
#104 - Blind (2008)
by Hercules & Love Affair
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And when I find myself alone,
I feel like I, I am blind...
Whoever thought it would be a good idea to use Antony Hegarty's vocals in a dance track deserves a medal. Or a knighthood. Yeah, a knighthood.
#103 - Rehab (2006)
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I didn't get a lot in class,
But I know it don't come in a shot glass...
In what would become a case of life imitating art imitating life imitating art (and so on), 'Rehab' would have La Winehouse changing her tune to yes, yes, yes. The joke may be a couple of years old, but it still gets me everytime.
#102 - Signs (2008)
by Bloc Party
I see signs now all the time,
That you're not dead, you're sleeping...
#101 - The Story (2007)
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It's true... I was made for you.
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Leadership Spokane is committed to the truism that leaders always learn. As a nation paused to remember our fallen service members this past weekend including Spc. Etienne J. Murphy, 22, of Loganville, Georgia, who died in Syria last Friday, the word sacrifice immediately comes to mind. Servant leadership is defined by 10 characteristics according to Larry Spears who helped analyze Robert Greenleaf's famous leadership writings. Standing back and teaching servant leadership for the past three years, I have come to appreciate that doing the right thing and ethics make up the backbone of servant leadership. A second characteristic I offer that is the foundation of servant leadership is sacrifice. It is implicit in the words "servant leadership." Leadership guru John Maxwell famously says: "The life of a leader can look glamorous to people on the outside, but the reality is that leadership requires sacrifices – A leader must give up, going up." Aladesuru Walter Adewale in a June 2014 Linked In article, "Sacrifice Is The Heart of Leadership" comments: "Every person who has achieved any success in life has made sacrifice to do so. Many working people dedicate four or more years and pay millions of naira to attend school to get the tools they'll need before embarking on their career. Athletes sacrifice countless hours in the gym and on the practice field preparing themselves to perform at a high level. Parents give up much of their free time and sacrifice their resources in order to do a good job raising their children."
Simon Sinek in a December 2013 blog entitled "What Leaders Can Learn From Mandela's Selflessness and Sacrifice," makes the point that when leaders give off their energy, their employees benefit. One hundred-watt bulbs give off more energy and light than 60 watt bulbs. Servant leaders likewise give light and momentum to their organizations with the energy they offer. Servant leaders in believing in their followers in essence share authority empowering employees to move out. Sinek writes of Nelson Mandela's sacrifice: "Nelson Mandela, when elected president of South Africa, chose to serve only one term. Instead of trying to stay in power as long as possible, he decided that, for the post-apartheid South Africa to succeed, it would be best if he transfer his authority sooner than he had to."
Leadership theories share many common characteristics among them vision, perseverance and the ability to communicate. Servant leadership, on the other hand, has several unique characteristics among them listening, healing and empathy. I offer that "sacrifice" is another implicit characteristic as servant leaders by definition have the natural feeling to serve first. Our US military has evolved to emphasize leaders serving their troops turning on its head the traditions of many other militaries where nobility served as officers expecting their followers to serve and protect them first. This tradition arguably started with our first Commander, General Washington, who made a point to be on the front lines with his troops. The US Marine Corps, for example, always emphasize leaders eating last giving the youngest Marines the ability to stand in line first. Our Medal of Honor Winners represent the very best examples of sacrifice for their fellow soldiers. Recently awarded in 2014, Lt. Alfonzo Cushing served with the Union forces in 1863 at Gettysburg. Struck repeatedly by bullets and shrapnel, he refused to leave the battlefield and took control of his artillery having a significant part in repelling General Picket's epic charge. A lieutenant in the Union army, he placed the safety of his soldiers first standing up to keep his artillery unit in action until his demise.
Every Memorial Day, we pause as a nation to honor our service members' ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. Personal sacrifice is the most noblest of gifts one can offer. Our service members certainly sacrifice for us. Likewise, our servant leaders sacrifice. We give thanks for them both.
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift. ~ Steve Prefontaine


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Ian is a fun-loving pup who likes to make friends and always tries to prove that he is tough which doesn't impress his boyfriend. He likes him for his sillyness.
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Pennsylvania residents are registering in anticipated record numbers in advance of Monday's deadline to vote in the April 22 primary.
Democratic enrollment is up by more than 110,000 since last year's election, an increase of roughly 3 percent, state election officials said. It is likely to surpass the record of 4 million by Monday. Republicans lost about 14,000 voters in the same period.
More than 58,000 registered voters have changed their affiliation to Democratic, with about 10,000 changing to Republican. Voters must be registered in a party to vote in the state's primary.
Senator Barack Obama, who is running radio and television commercials, needs to make sure independents, who have turned out for him in other states, are registered as Democrats. Among the volunteers who have helped him with registration is Caroline Kennedy, who made phone calls and visited a farmer's market in New Hope on his behalf.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is ahead in the polls in Pennsylvania, but she needs a lopsided victory to boost her overall popular vote total and to persuade superdelegates of her viability as a nominee. She is behind Mr. Obama in pledged delegates, and both will need superdelegates to win the nomination. America Ferrera, the star of the television show "Ugly Betty," was helping register voters for her on Saturday.


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It's a given that there will be times in our lives when we must stare fear in the face. Learning how to overcome fear is an important step in discovering your true capabilities in life. These face your fears quotes can help you to keep fear in perspective.
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"Face your fears. Live your dreams." – No Fear
"Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will." – Suzy Kassem
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." – Dale Carnegie
"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do." – Henry Ford
"Fear is a liar." – Unknown
"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion." – Michael Jordan
"Do the thing you fear, and continue to do so. This is the quickest and surest way of all victory over fear." – Dale Carnegie
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Top 10 marketing mistakes
Run-down of marketing boo-boos, and some tips to avoid them.
The rapidly evolving and notoriously competitive market for telecommunications services is bringing the operators' marketing departments new challenges, as well as offering tremendous opportunities to make their employers more money by creating better campaigns.
Operators across the various channels face an increasingly complex business environment. They may have a product and service portfolio that spans thousands of items. They are navigating the current shift towards delivering converged offerings of broadband, mobile and entertainment services. Operators are also fighting to earn more from existing customers, as well as to develop cost-effective ways to find and convert new customers to their services.
Mobile operators are struggling with high rates of customer turnover and continuous price erosion, as new low-rate operators and mobile virtual network operators enter their markets. Customer acquisition costs are high, and keeping customers is a top priority in a market characterised by so little product differentiation that customers can shop around for the best deal.
Combine this competitive landscape with the complexity of the products on offer, the increasing rate of introduction, proliferating channels to market and a bewildering variety of subscription schemes and the scale of the challenge for mobile marketeers becomes evident.
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The traditional 'one-size-fits-all' approach to customer marketing no longer makes sense.
Service bundles are offered with little flexibility in terms of personalisation, so many of the marketing messages that consumers receive are both badly timed and far from relevant. And they don't persuade users to adopt new services or buy new content.
Indeed, a recent survey of 752 mobile phone users, commissioned by Pontis from GfK NOP, showed that 70 per cent of them considered the marketing offers they receive from operators to be irrelevant and 64 per cent were downright irritated by them.
So where are the operators going wrong?
I have drawn up a list of the top ten most common marketing mistakes made by the operators:
Failing to ask whom the product is for
Product offerings from operators are too generic. They're often driven by emerging technology, rather than the need to address the requirements and expectations of real customers. Operators often create a large portfolio of products but fail to find effective ways to get them to the right customers at the right time.
The failure of free trial offers
Product launch campaigns that offer free usage to all customers attract lots of interest. But many operators fail to follow up quickly enough with customers who respond. That's a missed opportunity.
Introductory offers 'for new customers'
Mass-media marketing that offers special packages or free items to attract new subscribers can alienate existing customers. Saying that current users are ineligible for the offer in the small print doesn't solve the problem.
Missing the target
Operators often send untargeted marketing offers to customers. At best, these campaigns waste an opportunity to communicate effectively. At worst, they can undermine your brand by being perceived as spam.
Too little, too late to turn the churn
Operators don't react quickly enough to retain customers who are about to change service providers. Typically, efforts to retain customers only begin once they have said that they are changing service. At this stage, customer retention can be very expensive.
Failing to test campaigns
Operators often launch mass promotions and campaigns without actually testing the creative approach, perceived value and response levels. This can end in a failure to meet their objectives. Testing on a sample group and tuning the offer based on the results can dramatically improve campaign results.
Shotgun or sniper?
Operators are still not using the right media to promote their services to customers. They use expensive mass media such as TV advertisements where direct communications (through SMS messages, portal banners and similar options) would be more effective and cost less.
Valuing the customer
Operators are not segmenting their markets when planning and launching campaigns. As a result, response rates and customer take-up is very low.
Jumping on the bandwagon
Operators are not planning for or, in some cases, even reacting to, high-profile events such as concerts, shows and sports meetings. There are numerous marketing activities and service offerings that could be linked to such opportunities.
No time for reflection
Operators don't analyse past campaigns and offers to understand the customer responses and the resultant revenue. Analysing the return on investment of various types of campaign and the effectiveness of the tools and techniques applied can lead to better results next time. Too often the campaign analysis stops at a response rate and cost per response, rather than understanding the relationship between real revenue and real cost.
Back to basics
These mistakes may seem as basic as a beginner's class in marketing. Yet operators have become entrenched in traditional consumer mass-marketing approaches that have become irrelevant, costly and ineffective. Breaking industry habits is difficult, and this, combined with network limitations and lack of flexibility, makes it hard for forward-thinking marketeers to convince senior management that investing in change is essential to both campaign and business success.
The key challenge is to target the right customer at the right time with the right proposition.
The personal approach
The industry needs to follow the example set by online service providers, who have long made the most of the opportunity provided by the 'personal approach', with interactive suggestions linked to the users' preferences and real-time behaviour (for example during browsing or purchasing). Recommendation systems based on buying patterns, similar to those applied by Amazon, can be used to promote related content items, or to encourage customers to buy additional content, such
as music bundles, based on their lifestyles.
Operators need to adopt these techniques to survive and thrive. Tools are now available to address well-defined customer segments with relevant offers, by monitoring how customers use services or products in real time.
These tools provide a way to design, execute and measure the success of real-time targeted and personalised marketing offers. They tie together marketing design, online sales, dynamic communications and product offer processes, effectively automating the marketing IT. Such systems enable products to be configured dynamically and to be communicated immediately to customers, based on their preferences, history and current usage.
This may seem logical, but it is a step forward in an industry hampered by 'silo thinking', lack of flexibility, and an unsystematic approach to targeting customers. Some emerging operators also find this a more natural approach to marketing, which may mean a competitive edge for new entrants and a substantial risk to incumbents. It may seem a bold statement, but unless traditional operators change their marketing approach the end result will be customer and revenue loss on an immense scale.
Making more from customers
Treating customers as individuals can deliver striking results. Recently, a cable operator recognised that its key competitive advantage was delivering video on demand (VoD), yet many subscribers weren't buying this service. Through targeted promotions to various consumer categories the operator was able to convert users that had never bought content before. By analysing relationships between content categories it was also able to design offers that used purchases from one category to promote purchases in another. This persuaded VoD subscribers to buy premium movies and introduced customers to new categories, increasing sales in the promoted categories by 42 per cent over nine months.
Operators who want to do the same need to adapt their processes so that they can market highly tailored offerings to individuals and small groups of individuals.


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Two years after being terminated at Faygo, a soda pop company known for making old-fashioned soda, the grandson of founder Hugh Rosenthal is suing his grandfather's company, claiming he was fired merely because of his age.
Rosenthal was fired 2012 when he was marketing director and was 66. He was the third generation of Rosenthals to work at Faygo. He began as director of marketing in 1992.
When Rosenthal was fired two years ago in July, he filed a discrimination charge the same day with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Last April, the EEOC granted Rosenthal the right to sue, and he filed suit in the US District Court last week.
Rosenthal first learned that he was losing his job in late 2011 when he saw a job ad for Faygo on Careerbuilder.com. He learned that he was to train his replacement, after which his employment would end, according to Rosenthal's lawsuit.
"My first reaction was that I was betrayed by my friends," said Rosenthal. "I had been going to lunch with these guys for 20 years every day. Then I was angry. My work record was as good as a work record could be. … There was no legitimate business reason to let me go."
The reasons Faygo provided for letting Rosenthal go "were inaccurate, untrue," and "manufactured," according to Rosenthal's suit, although the suit does not list the reasons.
Faygo contends that Rosenthal was an independent contractor–and so not protected by the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), under which Rosenthal is suing the company.
Rosenthal's suit seeks lost wages and damages. "I'm hoping Faygo comes to their senses and says, 'OK, we're sorry. We shouldn't have terminated you,'" Rosenthal said.
The ADEA was signed in under former US President Lyndon B. Johnson, and forbade age discrimination of people over 40. Since 1986 it has also prohibited mandatory retirement in many sectors.
Case law relevant to Rosenthal's suit includes Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab (2008), in which it was decided that employers bear the burden of proving that a lay-off was not based on age.
The ADEA contains remedies for reinstatement, or back pay and damages if reinstatement is not feasible or the employers violation was intentional.
Faygo was started in Detroit, Michigan in 1907 as the Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works by two Russian brothers. The first uses of the soda flavors grape, strawberry and fruit punch were inspired by the brothers cake frosting recipes. The company was turned over to the sons of the founders in the 1940s. Faygo was sold out of the family in 1987 to National Beverage Corp.
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There is something about children that raises strong emotions and the desire to protect them from harm. These feelings are especially evident in those with children of their own. Parents will experience the worst hardships or give everything, including their lives, to protect their children. With so much expected from earthy fathers, should a heavenly father act any differently?
The children of God
According to the world's major religions, we are all the children of god. However, the contrast between what society expects of parents and what they expect of their heavenly father could hardly be any starker.
Afflicting children with disease
A good example of this is disease. Every parent wants to protect their children from disease. When a child is afflicted, parents will do whatever is possible, sacrificing everything they own to pay medical bills if necessary, if it will help a child recover.
On the other hand, there is no hard evidence God ever does anything to help his children, be they young or old, from healing from any disease. There is no demonstrable evidence that the power of prayer has helped anyone heal faster (let alone cured an amputee) even once. In fact, a person's likelihood of recovering from any illness is directly related to the seriousness of the disease and the medical care available. It has nothing to do with religiosity. Keep in mind that the most faithful often died in the past from conditions that modern medical science can easily treat today.
This is further complicated by the fact that these diseases and flawed human bodies would have been the creation of the creator in the first place. In addition, God would have to be in a position where he knows the pain and agony being suffered down to the minutest detail and is doing nothing to stop it even though he easily could!
God the provider
Even on providing his children with basic nourishment, God does not appear to show any concern. Until modern farming methods, much of humanity never knew when they might face starvation. Even to this day, many children face famine. While this is blamed on humanities fall from grace at the Garden of Eden, this only raises the question of why a just and merciful god would punish so man of the most innocent children over something a very distant ancestor did (see collective punishment).
They never had a chance
The fact that so many children are born horribly deformed or die so young (some before they even take their first breath) also raises the question of what happens to free will. Assuming God has to allow suffering as a sort of test of free will, putting humanitarian concerns aside, shouldn't every child be given the chance to reach the point where their minds have developed enough to take this test (is life a test)? On top of God creating children so physically weak or deformed that they live the most horrible short lives or none at all, he is not even giving them the chance to take the very test that is given as the reason for allowing so much misery in the first place! The absolute cruelty of it all defies belief!
Finally, any parent does their best to protect their children from the horrors of the world. There are many causes in history of children being kidnapped, brutalized and turned into monsters, with the child soldiers in Africa being the most recent example. As evil as the people who do such things must be, isn't a being that allows it to happen to his own creations, even though he could easily stop it, much worse?
Parents are given a lot of responsibility to create the best possible environment for their children, guide them and protect them whenever they can. If we are God's children, he would be the kind of father who abandoned his children in the worst way imaginable. This is worse than a father not being there for his children. This father would technically be there watching over them in the most minute detail but doing nothing whatsoever even though he could stop the most horrible suffering with incredible ease. To make him even worse, he would have been the creator of the very system that causes so much misery.
Let's hope no parent ever treats their child even remotely as bad as the Abrahamic god treats his.


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Customer service is always a critical factor in order to grow a business and it is what made Holme Automotive stand out in the crowd. Not only do Chuck Holme and his employees provide high quality work, but they also make it as convenient for the customer as possible.
In March 2013, Chuck Holme opened Holme Automotive, which is a vehicle repair and maintenance shop located in Corunna. His business is classified as a Tech-Net Professional Auto Service –a network of independently-owned service centers that focus on providing quality service. This has benefited Holme Automotive because with the technology in cars constantly changing, being a Tech-Net company has made it easy to stay on top of the latest equipment. "My employees and I would go to their training once a month from October to April every year. We change as cars change." What is great about Holme Automotive is that he emphasizes continuous learning so that their customers receive optimal service. "We strive for excellent customer service."
What Holme likes about going to the Sarnia-Lambton Business Development Corporation is that clients can receive a lot of one-on-one assistance. "When you go in and have a meeting with them, they will actually work with you on your business plan. You will know that you will succeed before you even start your business."
Before opening Holme Automotive, Holme had over twenty years of experience in this field. So for him, one of the best parts of being an entrepreneur is that he is able to pick and choose what he wants to do everyday. Holme jokes, "If there is a big job that comes in, I can decide to be a part of that and get one of my employees to do the oil changes."
If he could give one piece of advice to a new entrepreneur it would be to research your area. "Look at your location, competitors and level of demand." Holme explained how his business has grown very quickly because there was a low level of competitors located in Corunna. "If there are a lot of competitors in that one area, your demand will go right down."
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Wednesday, October 6, 2004; 9:48 AM
The New York Times reported on the halt to funding on Monday, noting that schools and libraries nationwide "have suddenly stopped receiving any new grants from a federal program that is wrestling with new rules on how it spends $2.25 billion each year to provide high-speed Internet and telephone service. The moratorium at what is known as the E-Rate program began two months ago, with no notice, and may last for months, causing significant hardships at schools and libraries, say state officials and executives at the company that runs the program."
More from the article: "The suspension came after the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with the White House, imposed tighter spending rules that commission officials say will make it easier to detect fraud and waste in the program. As much as $1 billion in grants the states say they expected to receive by the end of the year may be affected, one official estimate says. That has led state administrators to either take money from other educational programs or postpone paying their phone and Internet companies." Interestingly, the Web site of the Universal Service Administrative Co., the nonprofit organization which handles the program, does not have a notice about the stoppage of the program, nor does the FCC site.
The New York Times: Internet Grants to Schools Halted as FCC Tightens the Rules (Registration required)
Tuesday's hearing "had originally been called to examine waste at the so-called E-Rate program, which administers telephone and Internet services for schools and libraries. But three of the four senators present focused instead on the FCC's decision to impose tighter spending restrictions. The fourth senator, John McCain of Arizona, the Republican chairman of the committee, pressed the witnesses about what steps were being undertaken to monitor the program in light of a series of fraud cases involving telephone companies and equipment makers over the last few years. He expressed irritation that Congress had not been notified about the suspension of the program. Frank Gumper, the chairman of [USAC] told lawmakers that the FCC's decision last week to order a quick sale of more than $3 billion of the program's investments had resulted in a loss of almost $5 million." The FCC did not send a representative to testify at the hearing, the New York Times reported, and despite the agency's offer to work with Congress on the issue, lawmakers told the paper there is not enough time in the session to resolve it.
The New York Times: Internet Grants Cut and FCC Scolded (Registration required)
Reuters explained that E-Rate "is funded by companies that offer long-distance telephone service, like AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications. They typically pass on those charges to customers. Congress has also been probing waste, fraud and abuse in the $2.25 billion annual E-Rate fund that goes to help wire schools for the Internet. The [FCC] said it was working with prosecutors, including supporting 22 investigations and monitoring 15 others."
Reuters via washingtonpost.com: E-Rate Encounters Flak in Senate (Registration required)
Education Week: Cash Freeze for E-Rate Hits Schools
Government Technology gave details on how the program has made a difference for recipients. "Todd Russ, director of technology for the Public Schools of Robeson County (PSRC), N.C., said when E-Rate began, his district still used dial-up access. 'Now we have a 90 meg connection to our school district. It's made a world of difference in our abilities to connect to the Internet and do different types of Web page access, as well as subscribing to different programs that have video streaming and things like that,' he said. 'There's no way we could have put in that kind of technology without E-Rate funding.'"
Government Technology: E-Rate Inspection
E-Rate Caution
Expect more to come from the FCC's decision to suspend the program. But also expect critics of the program to become more vocal as well. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in September reported a series of articles on some cases of alleged fraud tied to E-Rate. Today in an opinion piece, the paper is critical of the program for being improperly managed (and gives itself a pat on the back for enterprising reportage):


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How to Become a Champion Olympic Swimmer
- By James W Kelly
- Published December 24, 2008
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In the wake of Michael Phelps' success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the ever-popular relaxation activity has turned into a passion for many. If you want to become a champion swimmer, a lot of hard work, perseverance and determination is required.
Safety in Swimming Pool
- By Chia Moses
- Published December 24, 2008
- Water Sports , Swimming and Diving
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While, swimming pools offer an excellent way to have fun and relax, one needs to adhere to certain safety guidelines to avoid accidents and prevent any drowning incident. Here are a few swimming guidelines you should always keep in mind, particularly if you are a parent.
Shark Diving For Adventure Seekers
- By Mark s Eckenrode
- Published December 23, 2008
- Water Sports , Swimming and Diving
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Are you an Adventurous person? Then, you will simply love shark diving. Since 1990, the popularity of shark divining has increased tremendously. Remember shark diving is not an activity for weak hearted but for those who live their life on the edge.
Experience the Thrills of Scuba Diving in Mauritius
- By Charlie S Lafave
- Published December 17, 2008
- Swimming and Diving
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Known as the tropical Indian Ocean Paradise the city of Mauritius forms a small dot in the middle of Indian Ocean. With developed infrastructure and booming tourism industry to its credit. The place attracts tourists from across the globe. Mauritius is also popular for its array of luxury hotels, apartments and bungalows. Apart from the luxurious lifestyle and beautiful white beaches the city offer fantastic opportunities for scuba diving as well.
Take Swimming Classes When Young
- By Ramo Ghosh
- Published December 6, 2008
- Swimming and Diving
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While swimming does not comes under the category of our best strengths as we are upright walking mammals, but still a lot of people take a lot of swimming lessons, and even send their kids to learn swimming some as young as 6 months.
Scuba Diving: An Unforgettable Experience
- By Teresa James
- Published December 5, 2008
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Scuba diving refers to swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. Other swimming underwater activities such as free-diving or snorkeling use breath-holding techniques. Scuba diving in contrast, involves having a compressed air source, which means that the scuba diver can remain submerged for a longer period of time and he/she is not hindered by a remote air source.


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College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Oppenheimer was appointed to the Chair of History in July 2013 . She previously held positions in Australian History at the University of Western Sydney and the University of New England. From July 2016 to June 2017, Melanie was Dean of the School of History and International Relations. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Vice-President of the Australian Historical Association.
Her research interests include the role of voluntary organisations and patriotic funds in times of peace and war; the history of volunteering and voluntary action; and gender and imperialism. Her ARC funded projects include soldier settlement schemes post WWI; a history of the 1970s Australian Assistance Plan; Meals on Wheels; and sustaining volunteering in Australia. Melanie's centenary history of Australian Red Cross, The Power of Humanity. 100 Years of Australian Red Cross was published by HarperCollins in August 2014. Her book, co-authored with Bruce Scates, The Last Battle: Soldier Settlement in Australia, 1916-1939 was published by Cambridge University Press in November 2016. Most recently, she co-edited (with Mandy Paul and Margaret Anderson), SA on the Eve of War with Wakefield Press in 2017.
Melanie is a current member of the ARC College of Experts. In September 2018, she will take up the Visiting Chair in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo.
PhD (Macquarie University) (1997)
M. Litt (University of New England, Armidale) (1988)
BA & Dip. Ed. (University of New England, Armidale) (1979)
2017 - elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
2015 - ARC LP150100219 co-CI 'Beyond the Stage: Interpreting history through performance arts practice' (through University of Adelaide).
2015 - Winner of Ferguson Prize (with co-author Bruce Scates) for best article published on an interwar theme, '"I intend to get justice": The Moral Economy of Soldier Settlement', Labour History, no. 106, May 2014, pp. 229-253.
2014 - ARC DP150103022 Lead CI 'Developing a community soul: the Australian Assistance Plan and its impact on regionalism, localism and voluntary action from 1972'.
2014 - ARC LP140100528, co-CI 'Creating and sustaining a strong future for volunteering in Australia' (through Curtin University).
2010-13 ARC LP100200065 Lead CI 'Meals on Wheels: building towards a new social experiment for our times'.
2010-14 appointed Centenary Historian for Australian Red Cross to research and write an organisational history, The Power of Humanity.
2010 & 2012 Two research projects with Great Community Transport Inc, 'Protection of volunteers in the workplace'.
2008-2012 ARC LP0883705 co-CI 'A Land Fit for Heroes: A social, cultural and environmental history of soldier settlement in NSW, 1916-1939' (through Monash University).
2007 - UWS College of Arts Teaching Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
2006 - National Archives of Australia (NAA) Margaret George Award to research the history of volunteering in Australia.
2003 - Canadian Studies Faculty Research Award for comparative project on Canadian and Australian volunteering during WWII.
2003 - All Work. No Pay. Australian Civilian Volunteers in War shortlisted for NSW Premiers' History Awards.
20th century Australian and labour history including volunteer work; history of women and war; Anzac centenary including soldier settlement post WWI in NSW; Australian Red Cross; imperial feminism and 'ladies of rank'; history of social policy including the Australian Assistance Plan; contemporary studies of volunteering in Australian and international contexts.
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Anzac Day, 2018:
Hear Melanie on ABC Overnights, 18 September 2017 talking with Trevor Chappell about Catherine Helen Spence:
A story on ABC to accompany the book launch of The Last Battle: Soldier Settlement in Australia, 1916-1939 held at National Archives of Australia, 11 November 2016:
Hear Melanie on ABC Radio National's The Money program, 21 April 2016:
14th Biennial Labour History Conference, 13 February 2015. Melanie Oppenheimer & Bruce Scates receive the Ferguson Prize from The Hon Laurie Ferguson:
Listen to Melanie's interview with ABC 612 Drive program with Tim Cox, 26 August 2014,
Australian Red Cross celebrated its 100 years in 2014. Centenary author, Professor Melanie Oppenheimer, provided extensive expertise on ABC radio, ABC TV and other media outlets. Examples below:
On 12 August 2014, the Governor-General launched Melanie's book, The Power of Humanity: 100 Years of Australian Red Cross (Harper Collins).
See coverage of outbreak of World War One and recognition for Australian nurses. Melanie provides historical expertise on ABC radio and television.


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To the gentleman that stopped and looked me up and down in total disgust as I walked by in my gym kit last night;
I am more than aware that I've got thick thighs that have a cheeky jiggle when I'm in motion.
I am also, more than aware that my tummy dances to its own rhythm as I walk. You'd be amazed at how many tears I've cried over those wobbles.
I'm even more aware that I'm not looking my best shoehorned into Lycra without make-up on.
But who are you to look at me in such a way?!
Those thighs, they run marathons. That's a whole 26.2 miles if you're not aware.
That wobbly belly, that stores up all the protein and energy I need to get through marathons and all their training. Which, I can tell you, is a hell of a lot.
That gym kit, that also gets me through a tonne of training. Running long distances, in my spare time, means I need to be comfy.
That top I was wearing, that's my medal from running a half marathon and, bloody hell, I'm proud of that even if it's not the most flattering of shapes.
The make-up less face, that's about to get hella sweaty so why would I waste good make-up on that?!
And you know what, I've saved the best for last; I run these miles for charity after losing a close friend. Someone we often joke about being the love of my life. I don't run to impress people like you. I run to save lives. I run so people don't have to go through the pain myself and so many others have gone through when they lose someone close to them. I run so people can have a little bit longer with those they love.
To be honest, I shouldn't have to say things like this as I shouldn't be made to feel gross by random strangers, but it happens. It happens to more people than you'd like to imagine.
So what am I trying to get at with all this; think first before you look at people the way you did to me. You don't know their back story. You don't know how much hurt you can cause. And you don't know how much they're trying to improve other people's lives.


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Integrating Emotions into the studies on Marginality in Indonesia
An abundant variety of academic research has focused on enriching the discourse of marginality and social exclusion in the last decades. However, the crucial role of the emotions within their profound research agendas has so far been neglected. Psychology predominantly centers its research on the negative mental effects of social deprivation, social psychology aims at maladaptive strategies of coping with stress and the resilience of the marginalized, sociology focuses on the modeling of social networks leading to marginality, and social anthropology scrutinizes the relationship between a marginalizing center and a marginalized periphery on various societal levels. Consequently, this workshop is considered as a pioneering interdisciplinary and intercontinental project, integrating the emotions into the manifold 'marginality genres' and combining various disciplines of the humanities and sciences.
The workshop narrows its geographical focus to "emotion" and "marginality" in Indonesia for two reasons. Firstly, it is to reach a discursively coherent framework of presented talks and discussions. And secondly, the vast diversity of the country in terms of geography, demography, culture, ethnicity, and religion carries with it innumerous social inequalities. Ethnic or religious minorities and socio-economically deprived social groups seem to have no place in the imagined (ideal) "Indonesian society", and are thus marginalized by the socio-political elites (sometimes) to the very margins of subsistence. Albeit this reality, these marginalizing processes are rarely an integral part of empirical studies focusing on the world's largest archipelago. Furthermore, emotions are only peripherally included in these analyses.
Organisation: Thomas Stodulka, M.A. & Prof. Dr. Birgitt Röttger-Rössler, FU Berlin
Cluster of Excellence 'Languages of Emotion'
Förderung aus Mitteln des Clusters 'Languages of Emotion' an der FU Berlin
Co-Organisatoren: Ferdiansyah Thajib, M.A. (KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, and Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta) Yustinus Trisubagya, M.A. (Center for History and Ethical Politics (PUSdEP), Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta)


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Latitude: 51.2587 / 51°15'31"N
Longitude: -2.1805 / 2°10'49"W
OS Eastings: 387497
OS Northings: 151070
OS Grid: ST874510
Mapcode National: GBR 1TM.1JL
Mapcode Global: VH979.5M2G
Entry Name: 7-11, PROSPECT SQUARE (See details for further address information)
Listing Date: 17 December 1976
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1036272
English Heritage Legacy ID: 313067
Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Westbury
Built-Up Area: Westbury
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Westbury
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
(South Side)
Nos 7 to 11 (consec)
Prospect Square
Nos 29 to 33 (consec)
Prospect Square
2 storeys, red brick with brick cill and over lintel bands, latter stepped
in several steps per house. Irregular gabled front. One gable to No 8, a
low gable over 1st floor window to No 9, a single gable over Nos 10 and 11.
All gables tile hung with colour and fish scale banding. Gable lights to
Nos 8, 10/11 and in return gable of roof. Tile roof with 3 course fish scale
tile bands and vertical polychromy between in front, diaper polychromy to
sides. 1 range of windows per house, 2 light casements with slightly cambered
arches. Ground floor windows slightly off set by bracketted lean-to tiled
porches. 4 panel doors. 2 brick chimney stacks, cruciform on irregular
octagonal base.
Nos 29-55 (consec): Same design, reflected. The gables are tile hung with
fish scale tiles in polychrome bands.
Listing NGR: ST8749751070
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ORIE Magazine available online now
The ORIE Magazine - Winter 2018 edition is now available online. More
Welcome to David Goldberg
Goldberg's work is in applied probability, with a focus on topics including inventory and queueing models, combinatorial optimization, robust optimization, and multi-arm bandits. More
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A number of ORIE and CAM Ph.D. students are looking for employment opportunities. More
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Professor Peter Jackson retirement celebration
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Professor Les Trotter announces his retirement
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While on my way to Rockford, IL to my wife's grandma's 90th birthday party a couple weeks ago I noticed something that struck me as a huge missed marketing opportunity.
I saw three or four semi trucks with these weird metal "fins" hanging from the back of their trailers. The metal pieces were large, probably about 8ft x 12ft, just bare metal. The only visual on the side fins was a small logo and tagline:
Logo – Trailer Tail
Tagline – something about aerodynamics
So I'm assuming these fins reduce fuel cost by minimizing drag. Cool.
The missed opportunity is lack of messaging on a big ass piece of metal that is noticed by thousands of people a day. Granted, most of the people that see this message are not the target market, but a few are. Why not add something like this in HUGE Letters:
This piece of metal saves this truck $2,124 on fuel cost every year!
Who would have thought this fin could reduce fuel cost by 8%?
Really, just anything that is more noticeable/intriguing/memorable. Just my two cents.


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